C.R. died of metastatic colon cancer 6 months after he initially was admitted to the hospital for a gastrointestinal obstruction complicated by aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, a seizure disorder, and anemia. He had severe mental retardation and was 73 years old. He was also a ward of the state.

I remember the residents informing me when C.R. was subsequently admitted to the hospital for metastatic colon cancer that spread to his ureters and a necrotic psoas muscle. He could no longer move his bowels, and he died a few days later in hospice. I remember hearing about these things, but I was not involved with his hospice care.